Sawing-machine



(No Model.)

F. A, BUCK 8v J. D. VALENTINE.

SAWING MACHINE.

No. 597,950 Patented Jan. 25, 1898.

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UNITED STATES PATENT ErrcE. i

FREDRIOK A. BUCK AND JOSEPH D. VALENTINE, OF URBANA, OHIO.

sAwlNe-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part f Letters .Patent No. 597,950, dated January25, 1898. Application filed August 3, 1897. Serial No. 646,877. (Nomodel.)

To all whom, t 'may con/cern.-

Be it known that We,'FREDRIcK A. BUCK and JOSEPH D. VALENTINE, ofUrbana, in the county of Champaign and State of Ohio, have invented anew and useful Improvement in Sawing-Machines, of which the following isa specification.

Our invention is an improvement in sawingmachines, and seeks to providea broom-support for holding a broom edgewise or parallel to a saw-bladeWhile the handle thereof is being acted on by a band-saw, jig-saw, orother suitable saW for the purpose of cutting a kerf or slit lengthwisethrough any portion of the same.

The invention consists in certain novel constructions, combinations, andarrangements of parts, as Will be hereinafter described, and pointed outin the claims.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of the improvement as inuse. Fig. 2is a detail perspective view of the support. Fig. 3 is a topplan view thereof, and Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view on about line ta of Fig. 3.

It is desirable to eut the kerf or slit in a direction in line with orparallel with the plane of the broom, and ,in order to effect such endit is necessary to hold the broom edgewise or parallel to the saw-blade.It is also desirable to wave the slit or hert', and for such reason itis necessary that the holder should be mov able upon the sawingmachine.

The sawingmachine may be of the form shown or of any other suitableconstruction and is provided with the table A and the blade B. Theholder C is adapted to be supported on the table A and to be movablefreely thereon. This holder C may be of any suitable construction and isformed with the body having a recess D and the side sections or portionsd d on opposite sides thereof. This recess is adapted to receive a broominserted edgeivise therein, and for special sizes of broom may be formedto receive them, in which case the body of the holder may be made solid.In order, however, that the holder may be adjusted to different sizes ofbrooms, We prefer to divide or nearly divide the body at the back topermit the sections d d to spring apart to enlarge the recess to adaptit to receive thicker brooms. In such case it is preferred to provide aspring E at the juncture of sections d to press such sections towardeach other.

Upon the body C We secure the springholder, consisting of thespring-plates F F, secured to the sections d and projecting up onopposite sides above the recess D. These upright springs F arepreferably more flexible than the back spring E and When the broom ispushed down between them Will open as the broom is forced down, afterwhich the sections d Will open, if the broom is larger than the recessD, to permit'the passage of the edge of the broom into such recess.

The body is movable freely on the table to permit the kerf to be waved,and to reduce the friction We secure to the under side of the body abase-plate G, which in the adj nstable form of the holder is secured toone side section d, extended across beneath the recess D, and lappedbelouT the opposite section d, as shown.

, The body may preferably be made of'wood; but other material may beemployed, if desired.

In practice it is found desirable to saw the kerf in the handle afterthe broom is applied because of the difcnlty in making the brooms on thehandle true to the kerf sawed prior to the application of the broom.

It should be understood that the slit is cut in the handle of the broomin order to make such handle elastic, the open end of the handle beingbound in suitable manner, usually by a loose metal band which allowssome play. The slit is cut Waveringly, so that when the handle is bentthe cut faces will fit into each other and brace each other to give thedesired strength to the handle. It is practically impossible to make thebroom in a commercial Way if the handle is savved prior to the making ofthe broom thereon, a special advantage of our improved holder being thatit holds the broom in a position parallel to the saw-blade While thelatter is being savved.

Having thus described our invention, what We claim as new, and desire tosecure by Iletters Patent, is-

1. A broom-holder for use on sawing-machines, having its under sideadapted to be moved over the sawing-machine table, provided With arecess proportioned of such depth and breadth as to receive and hold abroom IOO edgevvise, and having at the closed end of the recess a seatforthe broom-handle, the holder being provided at its sides withprolongations above Jche level of the handle-seat, substantially asdescribed.

2. A broom-holder for use on sawingfmaf,

chines, having its under side adapted to be moved over the sawingmachinetable, provided with a recess proportioned of such depth and breadth asto receive and hold a broom edgewise, having at the end of the recess aseat for the broomhandl'e,and having at the sides of said recessupwardly-extending plates forming prolongations of the Walls of saidrecess above the seat for the handle', substantially as described.

3. A broom-support substantially as described consisting of the bodyhaving side sections and a recess forming a seat for the broom, a springby which the sections of the.

body may be pressed toward each other and a spring-holder supported onthe body and projecting beyond the recess substantially as described.

4. The broom-support substantially as described consisting of the bodyhaving oppo- 'l site side sections and an intermediate recess adapted toreceive the broom edgewise, a

spring whereby the sections are pressed to- V tially as described.

6. A broom-holder adapted at its under side to be moved upon thesawing-machine table, provided with a recess proportioned of such depthand width as to receive a broom edge Wise up to about the handlethereof, and provided at its sides with upwardly-projecting platesforming prolongations of the side Walls of said recess whereby to braceand support the broom above the level of the handle, substantially asdescribed and shown.

FREDRICK A. BUCK. JQSEPH D. VALENTINE.

WVitnesses:

FRANK W. MoRoBERTs, WILLIAM M. VALENTINE.

